He sent a few works in progress pics after delivering the final piece, and I've uploaded them to my scraps section. It's interesting to see how *angryangryasian lays down his colors and I was surprised to learn he does everything on a single layer. After he sent me a hi-res version of the final, I wanted to tweak it a bit. I felt the background was too dark as was the character, so I've adjusted it. Some people commented that the angle was a little off, so I've rotated Akiko in version two. *angryangryasian liked the changes and decided to create this version.